More people are using tablets or smartphones for online banking activities, such as transferring money, paying bills and monitoring financial transactions. According to data from Global Web Index, the last quarter of 2016 saw online banking evolve into a mobile-first activity.

Three out of four people bank online, but people under the age of 45 are most likely to use tablets or smartphones.

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Fifty-six percent of people ages 16 to 24 use mobile devices for online banking, as well as 63 percent of people ages 25 to 34, and 59 percent of people ages 35 to 44.

Forty-six percent of people ages 45 to 54 use mobile devices to bank online, and only 34 percent of people ages 55 to 64 do so.

"The continuing legacy of PCs/laptops among older users is clear to see, with banking via these more 'traditional' devices seeing a higher uptake among older age groups," the study said. "And if we turn our attention over to banking via mobile, then we see the opposite trend in effect."